[P1] sound, ouch!

[Don Hinkle]

Chas,
	I had forgotten all about that switch. On my iMic it's unmarked, so I
switched to the opposite side and will retry. Coaster does...what?
-don

Charles Martin wrote:
> 
> > From: Don Hinkle <donhinkle at att.net>
> >
> > I just tried recording music from a regular tape, in a small walkman
> > type play unit, through an iMic connection into my iBook, to an
> > application called MicNotePad, which has generally been good for spoken
> > voice recording. (Then I hoped to convert that file into an AIFF or
> > MP3...) Anyway, the input was scratchy and generally lousy.
> >   I'm looking for a good way to convert old music tapes into digital
> > format. I also have a flatpanel iMac. Any advice? thanks,
> 
> This should work fine. You probably just need to "flip the switch" on
> your iMic -- there are two settings, lo-impedence and hi-impedence. You
> probably have yours set incorrectly for amplified sound.
> 
> You might also try Coaster (OS 9 and earlier only), which I used to use
> for such purposes when I was in OS 9. I loved it.
> 
> _Chas_
> 
> Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most people
> use Windows is like saying that all other restaurants are inferior to
> McDonald's.
>